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Twitter users have rallied behind a Romeo roofer who was jailed for breaking coronavirus restrictions after spending four and a half hours on a jet ski crossing the Irish Sea to visit his girlfriend. New photographs have captured the moment Dale McLaughlan, 28, arrived on the Isle of Man after a 25-mile journey to visit his partner Jessica Radcliffe on Friday. He had towed the jet ski 70 miles from his home in Irvine, Scotland, to the beach on the Isle of Whithorn, where he made the daring crossing despite having never driven one before.   McLaughlan thought the journey would take 40 mi...

Isle of Man (credit Jonathan Lee). Inset credit Barry Camera Club. A North Ayrshire man has been jailed for his desperate attempt to see his girlfriend by jet skiing across the Irish Sea. Dale McLaughlan, of Irvine, was arrested on Sunday after he landed on the Isle of Man violating the island's COVID-19 laws. McLaughlan's daring attempt was made in spite of him having never driven a water scooter before - which he had bought specifically for the trip, BBC News reported. The 28-year-old entered the isle from the Isle of Whithorn, Dumfriesshire, through the sea route without taking ...

Man jailed after riding jet ski from Scotland to Isle of Man to visit partner Tue, 15 Dec 2020 A man has been jailed on the Isle of Man for four weeks for breaching COVID-19 regulations - after riding a jet ski to the island from Scotland. Under coronavirus regulations on the island, non-residents must obtain special permission from the government to be able to enter the Isle of Man. Dale McLaughlan, 28, reportedly took the four-and-a-half hour jet ski journey on Friday from Whithorn, on the west coast of Scotland, to Ramsey, on the east coast of the Isle of Man to visit his partner who li...

Lockdown-breaking dad travels 25 miles on jet ski across Irish Sea to visit girlfriend Dale McLaughlan, 28, thought the journey from Whithorn, Dumfriesshire to Ramsey harbour in the Isle of Ma would take 40 minutes but it took him four-and-a-half-hours The dad was jailed for four weeks (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your...

A man has been jailed on the Isle of Man for four weeks for breaching COVID-19 regulations - after riding a jet ski to the island from Scotland. Under coronavirus regulations on the island, non-residents must obtain special permission from the government to be able to enter the Isle of Man. Image: McLaughlan went out in Douglas the night after arriving Dale McLaughlan, 28, reportedly took the four-and-a-half hour jet ski journey on Friday from Whithorn, on the west coast of Scotland, to Ramsey, on the east coast of the Isle of Man to visit his partner who lives there. He had p...